TABLE 2

Errors and Artifacts of >10 mm

Hybrid PET/CT
EB CTFB CTSF image
Errors and artifactsAffected cases%Affected cases%Affected cases%
Artifacts on CT
 Breath-hold not sustained3/20200/100/100
 Breath-hold timing issues5/20330/100/100
 Free-breathing artifacts0/2010/101000/10
Image registration errors > 1 cm
 Diaphragmatic dome8/20403/10300/100
 Right lateral border0/2000/1000/100
 Caudal tip11/20554/10402/1020
 Individual liver lesions5/11451/520
Attenuation-correction artifacts on PET > 1 cm
 Diaphragmatic dome10/20502/10200/100
 Right lateral border0/2000/1000/100
 Caudal tip0/2000/1000/100